Man accused of raping woman held captive in Lauderdale Lakes

A Fort Lauderdale man was arrested Thursday and accused of sexually assaulting a woman he held captive over two days, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.

Oral Johnson, 36, is charged with sexual battery with force, false imprisonment and abuse of an elderly or disabled adult. His bond was raised to $75,000, jail records showed.

Johnson went to Lauderdale Lakes on Tuesday, got into the alleged victim's home, locked the doors and forced her to have sex with him repeatedly. When she resisted, he slapped and punched her head, back and legs, and dragged her around the house by her hair, according to the arrest report.

The woman was unable to get to a phone or escape because she had difficulty walking since a car accident last year. She repeatedly asked Johnson to stop the beatings and sexual abuse but it only made him angrier and he threatened to kill her, the report stated.

She asked him at noon Thursday if she could be released to get money from her son to pay the rent. Johnson allowed her to leave and that's when she called the authorities. Johnson was found and arrested at his Fort Lauderdale address later that day, detectives said.

Investigators took pictures of the bruises on the woman's back and legs. She also had a severe injury to her right eye and a clump of hair missing from her head, officials said.

She became emotional when she saw Johnson in custody. She declined medical treatment for her eye, refused a trip to a sexual assault treatment center and would not give detectives a sworn statement against Johnson, the report stated.

He was booked into the Broward Main Jail despite her refusal to cooperate, officials said.